Top-Ranked Spanish-Speaking Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Miami, Florida

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked Spanish-speaking medical malpractice lawyers in Miami, Florida are Alexander Alvarez (LexRank 80.00), Jose A Dapena (80.00) and Carlos Octavio Fernandez “Chuck” (80.00).

This ranking lists 25 medical malpractice lawyers in Miami, Florida, whose Florida Bar profile lists Spanish, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. Their experience ranges from 25 to 54 years in practice.

Lawyers ranked: 25
Fully verified: 25 of 25

The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

Who is included: only lawyers whose sourced records list spanish among their languages: 46 of the 108 in Top-Ranked Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Miami, Florida, 46 of them confirmed by a verified fact or an official record such as the state bar profile. Scores are the same LexRank scores; the context selects who is ranked and never changes a score.

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Alexander Alvarez
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 33 years experience
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Why #1?
Ranks #1 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Jose A Dapena
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 28 years experience
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Why #2?
Ranks #2 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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CC
Carlos Octavio Fernandez “Chuck”
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 31 years experience
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Why #3?
Ranks #3 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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JF
Jorge Luis Flores
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 31 years experience
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Why #4?
Ranks #4 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Alan Goldfarb
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 54 years experience
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Why #5?
Ranks #5 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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JH
Jon Michael Herskowitz
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 37 years experience
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Why #6?
Ranks #6 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Glenn Jay Holzberg
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 43 years experience
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Why #7?
Ranks #7 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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AM
Anya Elisa Macias
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 25 years experience
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Why #8?
Ranks #8 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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JN
Jonathan Micah Neuman
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 26 years experience
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Why #9?
Ranks #9 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Irene Oria
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 25 years experience
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Why #10?
Ranks #10 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Robert Michael Perez
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 25 years experience
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Why #11?
Ranks #11 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Howard Kraft Pita
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 29 years experience
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Why #12?
Ranks #12 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Judd Gordon Rosen
Goldberg & Rosen, P.A. · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 25 years experience
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Why #13?
Ranks #13 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Maria Luisa Rubio
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 39 years experience
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Why #14?
Ranks #14 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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JT
John Andres Thornton
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 32 years experience
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Why #15?
Ranks #15 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Francisco Javier Vinas “Frank”
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 30 years experience
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Why #16?
Ranks #16 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Stewart Dorian Williams
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 43 years experience
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Why #17?
Ranks #17 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Jonah Michael Wolfson
Wolfson & Leon · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 25 years experience
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Why #18?
Ranks #18 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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William Gregg Wolk
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 29 years experience
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Why #19?
Ranks #19 with 80.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.6)
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Ruben Victor Chavez
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 28 years experience
View profile
Why #20?
Ranks #20 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15). 1.40 points behind #19, mostly data quality.
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
1.40 points behind #19 (William Gregg Wolk): Data quality −1.4.
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Eduardo De la Cruz-Munoz “Ed”
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 26 years experience
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Why #21?
Ranks #21 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Manuel Epelbaum
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 45 years experience
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Why #22?
Ranks #22 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Jacinto Jose Gonzalez
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 34 years experience
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Why #23?
Ranks #23 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Vidian Randolph Mallard “VIDIAN MALLARD”
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 29 years experience
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Why #24?
Ranks #24 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.
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Lazaro C Rodriguez
Independent practice · Miami, FL
Verified
- Speaks Spanish · sourced
- Medical Malpractice
- 28 years experience
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Why #25?
Ranks #25 with 78.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15).
Strongest
- Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 24.0)
- Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.9)
Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 25 profile pages269 facts for 25 lawyers

Medical Malpractice market in Miami

LexRanked tracks 108 lawyers and 13 law firms in medical malpractice law in Miami, Florida. 108 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers: 108
Law firms: 13
Verified professional data: 108 of 108
Average rating: Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count: Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience: 24.5 years108 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on November 1, 2026; data verified October 30, 2026. Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Miami

What sets these Miami Spanish-speaking lawyers apart

Every lawyer in this ranking has a The Florida Bar license verified as eligible to practice, and every fact shown links to its source. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers	Figure
Years in practice	25 to 54 (median 29)
Languages besides English	Spanish (25), Portuguese (2), French (1), Italian (1)
License status with The Florida Bar	Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school	University of Miami School of Law (9 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Miami office address and medical malpractice as a practice area on record, whose Florida Bar profile lists Spanish among the languages they speak. It compares 25 Spanish-speaking medical malpractice lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. The Florida Bar does not board-certify lawyers in medical malpractice, so the practice area is the one each lawyer lists on their Florida Bar profile, which The Florida Bar does not review. How we rank.

Whatever language they speak: the full ranking of medical malpractice lawyers in Miami.

Working with a Spanish-speaking lawyer

You can discuss your case, documents and fees directly in Spanish, but court hearings and filings in Florida are in English.

Ask whether the lawyer will speak with you in Spanish personally or through bilingual staff.
Ask for the fee agreement and key letters in Spanish as well as English, so you know exactly what you sign.
When a witness cannot understand or speak English well enough, the judge has a qualified interpreter sworn in (section 90.606, Florida Statutes).

Florida rules to know

A Florida medical malpractice claim must be filed within 2 years of discovering the injury and never later than 4 years, after a presuit investigation with a medical expert opinion and a 90-day notice period.

Rule	What it means
Filing deadline	2 years from the incident or from when it was or should have been discovered, and no later than 4 years from the incident; claims for a minor may be brought until the child's eighth birthday (Fla. Stat. § 95.11)
Expert opinion	The claimant must investigate first and send a verified written medical expert opinion with the notice of intent (§ 766.203)
Notice of intent	Before filing suit, the claimant must notify each prospective defendant of the intent to sue (§ 766.106)
90-day presuit period	No lawsuit may be filed for 90 days after the notice; the defendant must then reject the claim, offer to settle or offer arbitration (§ 766.106)
Lawyer fees	With a contingency fee, the patient keeps at least 70% of the first $250,000 and 90% of any damages above that, after costs (Fla. Const. art. I, § 26)

Court	Where cases are heard
State court circuit	Miami-Dade County is in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a medical malpractice claim in Florida?

Within 2 years from the incident or from when it was or should have been discovered, and no later than 4 years from the incident, under section 95.11. A claim for a minor may be brought until the child's eighth birthday.

What must happen before a medical malpractice lawsuit is filed?

The claimant investigates, obtains a verified written opinion from a medical expert and notifies each prospective defendant (sections 766.203 and 766.106). No suit may be filed for 90 days after the notice.

How much can a lawyer take from a medical malpractice award in Florida?

With a contingency fee, the patient keeps at least 70% of the first $250,000 and 90% of damages above $250,000, after reasonable costs, under article I, section 26 of the Florida Constitution.

What happens during the 90-day presuit period?

The doctor or hospital and its insurer review the claim and must respond by rejecting it, offering to settle or offering to arbitrate damages (section 766.106).

Which court handles cases in Miami?

State court cases in Miami-Dade County are heard in Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit.

How do I know a lawyer really speaks Spanish?

Every lawyer here lists Spanish on their Florida Bar profile, which LexRanked checked in November 2026. Ask at the first call whether the lawyer will handle your matter in Spanish personally.

Will my court hearing be in Spanish?

No. Court proceedings in Florida are held in English. When a witness cannot understand or speak English well enough, the judge has a qualified interpreter sworn in (section 90.606, Florida Statutes).

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Alexander Alvarez, Jose A Dapena, Carlos Octavio Fernandez “Chuck”, Jorge Luis Flores and Alan Goldfarb and others.

About this ranking

Last updated: November 1, 2026
Methodology: LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
Editorial review: LexRanked editorial team, November 1, 2026
Independence: Positions are never sold. Paid placements, if any, are labelled and do not affect scores.

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Summary

The ranking

Data sources behind the scores

Medical Malpractice market in Miami

What sets these Miami Spanish-speaking lawyers apart

Who is included in this ranking?

Working with a Spanish-speaking lawyer

Florida rules to know

How to choose among these lawyers

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

About this ranking

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